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Molecular analysis and protein processing in late-onset pompe disease patients with low levels of acid α-glucosidase activity.
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PMID:  21484825     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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INTRODUCTION: Pompe disease (glycogen storage disease type II, acid maltase deficiency) is caused by deficiency of lysosomal acid α-glucosidase (GAA). A few late-onset patients have been reported with skin fibroblast GAA activity levels of <2%.
METHODS: We measured GAA activity in skin fibroblasts from 101 patients with late-onset Pompe disease. Whenever possible, we performed Western blot analysis and correlated the results with GAA activity and GAA gene mutations.
RESULTS: Thirteen patients (13%) had skin fibroblast GAA activity of <1% of normal. Although there was wide genetic heterogeneity, none of these patients carried the common late-onset mutation c.-32-13T>G. We performed Western blot on 11 patients with <1% GAA activity. All produced GAA protein that was at lower levels and/or was abnormally processed.
DISCUSSION: There is no common mutation associated with <1% GAA activity in late-onset Pompe disease patients. Most patients produce unprocessed forms of GAA protein compared with patients with higher GAA activity. Muscle Nerve, 2011.
Authors:
Deeksha S Bali; Adviye A Tolun; Jennifer L Goldstein; Jian Dai; Priya S Kishnani
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Muscle & nerve     Volume:  43     ISSN:  1097-4598     ISO Abbreviation:  Muscle Nerve     Publication Date:  2011 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-04-12     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7803146     Medline TA:  Muscle Nerve     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  665-70     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Copyright © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Affiliation:
Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, 801 Capitola Drive, Suite 6, Durham, North Carolina 27713, USA. bali0001@mc.duke.edu.
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